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January 3, 2012 Covington:  10:00am – 12:00pm Covington City Hall City Hall Conference Room 333 W. Locust Street Covington, VA Marion: 10:00am – 12:00pm Town Council Chambers 138 West Main Street Marion, VA  Bristol: 2:00pm – 4:00pm Bristol VA Public Library Francis E. Kegley Conference Room 701 Goode Street Bristol, VA New Castle: 2:00pm – 4:00pm Craig… Read more »

As he opened the public hearing concerning the closure of the Cedar Bluff, Va., Post Office Wednesday evening, Charles N. Griffith, manager of post office operations for the U.S. Postal Service’s Bristol, Va., office, announced the Postal Service and building lessor had come to an agreement concerning the Cedar Bluff facility. Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement regarding the House’s vote to refuse the Senate’s short-term payroll tax holiday extension package: “We are elected to Congress to do the people’s business not only when convenient, but if necessary, even during the holidays.  The Senate plan of 60 days of tax policy is not in the best interest of the American… Read more »

I support the inclusion of the Boiler MACT provisions in any final payroll tax holiday agreement. The House has now voiced their support of the Boiler MACT legislation three times – bipartisan passage of H.R. 2250 in October, passage of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (H.R. 3630) last week, and by this resolution. Read more »

This week the House returns to Washington to take up, once again, a package that extends the payroll tax holiday, unemployment insurance, and the “doc fix” for doctors’ Medicare reimbursements for 2012. Read more »

The Senate has again failed to act on House-passed legislation that would help American businesses, hospitals, and universities facing unreasonable Boiler MACT regulations. Read more »

“Virginia Guard and Reserve members have the unique opportunity to nominate their supportive employers for the 2012 Freedom Award,” said Congressman Griffith. Read more »

“My vote against the National Defense Authorization Act was a close call,” said Congressman Griffith. Read more »

Last week, tragedy once again struck the Virginia Tech community. Read more »

The ongoing Southwest Virginia corridor construction of the Coalfields Expressway is an excellent example of what can be accomplished through public-private partnerships. Read more »